Remote downhole signal decoder and method for signal re-transmission

Abstract

A decoding device is used to securely send corresponding data gathered from multiple underground sources to multiple users. The device comprises a signal receiving port connected to multiple bandwidth filters and further connected to internet access points that are assigned to end users for secure data access. The invention facilitates allowing the signal and data being transmitted through the formation of the earth to reach end users located nearby and significant distances away from the source of the transmission. A system and method utilizing the decoding device is provided.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This Non-Provisional patent application claims priority to the co-pending United States patent provisional application having the Ser. No. 62 / 819,726, filed Mar. 18, 2019 which is entitled “REMOTE DOWNHOLE SIGNAL DECODER AND METHOD FOR SIGNAL RE-TRANSMISSION.” pending U.S. patent provisional application Ser. No. 62 / 650,242 is hereby incorporated by reference. The present application is a U.S. nonprovisional patent application.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT[0002]The invention was not funded or developed under a contract with an agency of the U.S. Government.FIELD OF INVENTION[0003]This invention generally relates to subterranean exploration and production of resources. More specifically, this invention relates to an apparatus and method to decode downhole signals for oil and gas exploration.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]Many different applications exist where signal, and data carried within this signal, will...

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Benefits of technology

The invention is a device, system, and method for transmitting and processing signals in a subterranean formation. The device comprises an input device for sending signals, frequency filters for segmenting signals, data access value coders for assigning specific frequency ranges to data, and an output device for transmitting signals. The system includes a decoding device and a network for transmitting signals to end users. The method involves introducing signals with specific frequencies into a subterranean formation, transmitting signals to a decoding device on the surface, segmenting signals into specific frequency ranges and assigning access values, transmitting signals to an end user, and using the access value to allow the end user to receive data from the associated range. The technical effects of this invention include improved signal processing and better data transmission in the subterranean formation.

Problems solved by technology

This method has its inherent difficulties and challenges as surface signal is often diluted by the great distance to the underground tool or overcome by the ambient electrical interference of other electrical equipment operating at the surface location, such as the drilling rig itself.

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